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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KJ984 |
| MSN: | 26422/14977 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,8 km NNE of Westgate -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a training flight the power on one engine was reduced to allow for a single engine operation. The Dakota stalled and entered a spin. The aircraft struck the ground while it was recovering from the spin.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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